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  • 1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Anthony J. Kirby is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research intersects multiple areas in materials science and chemistry, with a focus on supramolecular self-assembly and related chemical processes.

Their recent publications cover topics in supramolecular chemistry and nuclear safety. Notable papers include:

  • The role of hydrophobicity in supramolecular polymer/surfactant catalysts: An understandable model for enzymatic catalysis, 2020, published in the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Surveillance de l'exposition interne des intervenants sur les installations nucléaires EDF, 2025, published in Annales des Mines - Responsabilité et environnement

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Paulo F.A. Costa
  • Rafael de Abreu
  • Andressa B. Fontana
  • Haidi D. Fiedler
  • Frank H. Quina

Frequently appearing publication venues include:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Annales des Mines - Responsabilité et environnement

The main fields of study for their research are:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry

Subfields of study span:

  • Biomaterials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Materials Chemistry

The core topics covered in their research include:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies

Anthony J. Kirby was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 1987.

Best Publications

  • The Anomeric Effect and Related Stereoelectronic Effects at Oxygen

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  • Enzyme Mechanisms, Models, and Mimics

    Anthony J. Kirby

  • Effective Molarities for Intramolecular Reactions

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  • Gemini surfactants: New synthetic vectors for gene transfection

    Anthony J. Kirby;Patrick Camilleri;Jan B. F. N. Engberts;Martin C. Feiters

  • Efficiency of Proton Transfer Catalysis in Models and Enzymes

    Anthony J. Kirby

  • Rational approaches to the design of cationic gemini surfactants for gene delivery.

    Caroline McGregor;Christele Perrin;Myrna Monck;Patrick Camilleri

  • Off-the-shelf proteins that rival tailor-made antibodies as catalysts

    Florian Hollfelder;Anthony J. Kirby;Dan S. Tawfik

  • The Most Twisted Amide: Structure and Reactions

    Anthony J. Kirby;Igor V. Komarov;Peter D. Wothers;Neil Feeder

  • Estimating pKa values for pentaoxyphosphoranes.

    J E Davies;Nikos Doltsinis;A J Kirby;C D Roussev

  • Atomic force microscopy of tomato and sugar beet pectin molecules

    Andrew R. Kirby;Alistair J. MacDougall;Victor J. Morris

  • BOND LENGTH AND REACTIVITY. STEREOELECTRONIC EFFECTS ON BONDING IN ACETALS AND GLUCOSIDES

    A. J. Briggs;R. Glenn;P. G. Jones;A. J. Kirby

  • Structure and efficiency in intramolecular and enzymic catalysis. Catalysis of amide hydrolysis by the carboxy-group of substituted maleamic acids

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  • Enzyme — Mechanismen, Modellreaktionen und Mimetica

    Anthony J. Kirby

  • Synthesis, structure and reactions of the most twisted amide

    Anthony J. Kirby;Igor V. Komarov;Neil Feeder

  • SIMPLE CORRELATION BETWEEN BOND LENGTH AND REACTIVITY. COMBINED USE OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND KINETIC DATA TO EXPLORE A REACTION COORDINATE

    P. G. Jones;A. J. Kirby

  • An improved synthesis of phosphoenol pyruvate

    V.M. Clark;A.J. Kirby

  • From enzyme models to model enzymes

    Anthony J Kirby;Florian Hollfelder

  • The reactivity of phosphate esters. Reactions of diesters with nucleophiles

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  • The lysozyme mechanism sorted — after 50 years

    Anthony J. Kirby

  • Efficient intramolecular general acid catalysis of nucleophilic attack on a phosphodiester.

    Kirby Aj;Lima Mf;da Silva D;Roussev Cd

  • Glucopyranoside-Based Surfactants as Pseudostationary Phases for Chiral Separations in Capillary Electrophoresis

    David C. Tickle;George N. Okafo;Patrick. Camilleri;Rose F. D. Jones

  • Characterization of Proton-Transfer Catalysis by Serum Albumins

    Florian Hollfelder;Anthony J. Kirby;Dan S. Tawfik;and Kazuya Kikuchi

  • Efficient Catalysis of Proton Transfer by Synzymes

    Florian Hollfelder;and Anthony J. Kirby;Dan S. Tawfik

  • Hydrolysis of aspirin. Intramolecular general base catalysis of ester hydrolysis

    A. R. Fersht;Anthony J. Kirby

  • On the magnitude and specificity of medium effects in enzyme-like catalysts for proton transfer.

    Florian Hollfelder;Anthony J. Kirby;Dan S. Tawfik

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig
George M. Sheldrick
George M. Sheldrick University of Göttingen
Faruk Nome
Faruk Nome Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Florian Hollfelder
Florian Hollfelder University of Cambridge
Jan B. F. N. Engberts
Jan B. F. N. Engberts University of Groningen
Nicholas H. Williams
Nicholas H. Williams University of Sheffield
Richard J. Lewis
Richard J. Lewis University of Queensland
Adailton J. Bortoluzzi
Adailton J. Bortoluzzi Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Dan S. Tawfik
Dan S. Tawfik Weizmann Institute of Science
Nicholas C. Handy
Nicholas C. Handy University of Cambridge

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